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states could come into question. right now the current public debt is $16.43 trillion unless congress, both the house and the senate pass legislation, the president sign into law raising that nation's debt ceiling, the u.s. treasury could be in deep, deep trouble, raising questions about america's ability, willingness to pay its debt. u.s. could pay that debt, it would otherwise have to cut enormously for areas in domestic spending and defense 13e7bding in order to do so. and the president's saying don't hold america's economy 40s stajs in this political battle over deficit reduction dealing with nation's death. he will have an impassioned statement at the top and then he will ask reporters' questions. i assume there will be questions on guns. tomorrow the vice president is supposed to hand over his recommendations to the president about gun safety in the united states. gloria borger is here, it's a historic moment right now in the days leading up to inauguration, always, always very exciting, for those of us who are
states could come into question. right now the current public debt is $16.43 trillion unless congress, both the house and the senate pass legislation, the president sign into law raising that nation's debt ceiling, the u.s. treasury could be in deep, deep trouble, raising questions about america's ability, willingness to pay its debt. u.s. could pay that debt, it would otherwise have to cut enormously for areas in domestic spending and defense 13e7bding in order to do so. and the president's...
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senator levin said, repeating senator vandenberg's words after world war ii, united states senate in which the majority can do anything it wants, any time it wants, is a senate without rules. it would be like the red sox falling behind in boston and saying to the cardinals, we're the home team, we'll add a few innings until we can score some runs. this is a senate without rules. and it's done -- >> that's lamar alexander and mitch mcconnell, republican leaders, in the u.s. senate, blasting harry reid, senate majority lead somewhere democrats for dramatically changing rules of the game. rules in place for a long time. dana, they just decided to do this. they passed this change, you no longer need 60 voted to block a presidential nominee. you only need majority 51. ever since i've been reporting here in washington, that filibuster has been in place, 60-vote requirement has been in place, but now for the first time it has changed and democrats are making what point in arguing for this dramatic change, dana? >> reporter: it's that they believe it is the president's prerogative to have th
senator levin said, repeating senator vandenberg's words after world war ii, united states senate in which the majority can do anything it wants, any time it wants, is a senate without rules. it would be like the red sox falling behind in boston and saying to the cardinals, we're the home team, we'll add a few innings until we can score some runs. this is a senate without rules. and it's done -- >> that's lamar alexander and mitch mcconnell, republican leaders, in the u.s. senate,...
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states senate. let's bring back gloria borger in this conversation. a lot of people don't understand, this is a compromise, not universal background checks, not what the democrats wanted, what the president wanted, it's a compromise. but 90% of the american people want universal background checks, 8% or 9% don't. why is it so tough to get this? >> well, very tough to get this on both sides of the aisle. you know that democrats, for example, lots -- about half a dozen of senate democrats up for reelection come from progun states. so it's very difficult for them to vote for any kind of huge kind of gun control. i mean, if you do look at our poll, we have a new poll out today, you're right, 86% of the american people favor tougher new background checks. 14% oppose it. so you never get the american people to agree. >> yeah, there was a poll that had 98%. all these polls are very consistent. >> that's right. and i think what you see in this compromise from these two men, both of whom are rated well by th
states senate. let's bring back gloria borger in this conversation. a lot of people don't understand, this is a compromise, not universal background checks, not what the democrats wanted, what the president wanted, it's a compromise. but 90% of the american people want universal background checks, 8% or 9% don't. why is it so tough to get this? >> well, very tough to get this on both sides of the aisle. you know that democrats, for example, lots -- about half a dozen of senate democrats...
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not a single bill has been passed by the united states senate and only four in the house. so if you want to look for people to blame in getting us in this, the leadership in the house and senate is not a bad place to start. >> well, ask rich how come they're not passing anything in the senate? is because they're filibustering everything. ask him how come they're not passing anything out of the senate? it is not because the senate democrats aren't trying to pass anything, they're being filibustered? >> they're not passing anything because harry reid dug his feet in the ground and said he is not going to budge. part of being a great democracy is coming together and having a bipartisan consensus, here we are, executing the great democracy we are. this is absurd and starts at the top with president obama and harry reid and starts with everybody in leadership positions. this should have been hashed out a long time ago because the american people don't want to shut down the government. and they don't want to continue with the affordable care act, because they don't want it to be
not a single bill has been passed by the united states senate and only four in the house. so if you want to look for people to blame in getting us in this, the leadership in the house and senate is not a bad place to start. >> well, ask rich how come they're not passing anything in the senate? is because they're filibustering everything. ask him how come they're not passing anything out of the senate? it is not because the senate democrats aren't trying to pass anything, they're being...
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don't hold your breath for the president to sign it into law even if it were to pass the united states senate, which has a majority of democrats. van jones, the "crossfire" co-host, former democratic adviser to the president, is joining us right now. i want to get reaction to what we heard from the speaker. he says you can't fix this. just get rid of it. >> that's been the goal all along. any opportunity to say that, they're going to say it. what's remarkable is what they're saying is that a program and idea based on the thinking of richard nixon, newt gingrich, the heritage foundation and mitt romney. let not forget, obama care is romney care, a republican idea. that's what's so remarkable here. what you're seeing now is the president doing the right thing. he can survive a broken website. he cannot survive the perception of a broken promise. he is now stepping forward and saying, listen, if you want to keep these horrible, crappy, awful policies, you can do that. but i'm going to make sure that the insurance companies tell you exactly how bad these policies are. i think that's good f
don't hold your breath for the president to sign it into law even if it were to pass the united states senate, which has a majority of democrats. van jones, the "crossfire" co-host, former democratic adviser to the president, is joining us right now. i want to get reaction to what we heard from the speaker. he says you can't fix this. just get rid of it. >> that's been the goal all along. any opportunity to say that, they're going to say it. what's remarkable is what they're...
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those are just two of the provisions of the bill put forward by the united states senator whose own hands were bloodied by one of the most famous shooting acts in california history. cnn's chief correspondent, dana bash, was at the emotional announcement on capitol hill. >> reporter: wolf, with all the gun control measures that president obama provided this one, this assault-style ban is one of the toughest to get through congress. her determination comes from a very public tragedy four decades ago. for diane feinstein, it is personal. >> well, i became mayor as a product of assassination. both mayor masconey and supervisor have been shot and killed. >> reporter: the death of her colleagues, including harvey milk, the first openly gay public official was so traumatic she rarely discussed it. >> we're somebody that was very close to a tragic shooting. >> reporter: but here, in the launch to push the assault weapons ban, she talked about it in graphic detail. >> i was the one that found supervisor milk's body, and i was the one trying to get a pulse. once you have been through one of these
those are just two of the provisions of the bill put forward by the united states senator whose own hands were bloodied by one of the most famous shooting acts in california history. cnn's chief correspondent, dana bash, was at the emotional announcement on capitol hill. >> reporter: wolf, with all the gun control measures that president obama provided this one, this assault-style ban is one of the toughest to get through congress. her determination comes from a very public tragedy four...
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the point is though it would require 67 republican votes in the united states senate in order to override a presidential veto in the case of repeal of obama care. so we take a backseat to no one, certainly i don't, in my efforts against obama care, and the many ironies here, but one of them is the fiasco of this rollout has been obscured because of this internicene strive that's been going on in the republican party. so we will continue, i think, to try to get rid of the worst aspects of obama care, including the medical device tax and others, but it was a fool's errand to start with. it was never going to succeed, and the damage -- this was not an academic exercise. the damage done to the people of this country, particularly in my state where we're dependent on the tourist industry in places like the grand canyon, there's a town outside of the grand canyon, hundreds of people then we had to have food banks send up meals for them because they live on minimum wage. look, we can't do this to the american people -- >> do you blame ted cruz? do you blame ted cruz for that? >> i blame the whol
the point is though it would require 67 republican votes in the united states senate in order to override a presidential veto in the case of repeal of obama care. so we take a backseat to no one, certainly i don't, in my efforts against obama care, and the many ironies here, but one of them is the fiasco of this rollout has been obscured because of this internicene strive that's been going on in the republican party. so we will continue, i think, to try to get rid of the worst aspects of obama...
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so our message to the united states senate is real simple. the american people don't want the government shut down and they don't want obama care. the house has listened to the american people. now it's time for the united states senate to listen to them as well. thank you. >> you know, for a minute there, i thought i was actually back covering canadian house of commons, where the british house of commons, i never heard so many neas and nays at one time. i want to bring back wolf blitzer and gloria borger. that was a powerful statement the speaker of the house just made. americans don't want to see the government shut down and they don't want obama care. wolf blitzer, which one do they want less? >> the senate, i thought the most interesting thing was when eric cantor cited four democratic senators who are up for re-election who are many of them in conservative states, prior of arkansas, hagan of north carolina, mary landrieu of louisiana, begich of alaska. what he was trying to do is say you know what, you four democratic senators who are up
so our message to the united states senate is real simple. the american people don't want the government shut down and they don't want obama care. the house has listened to the american people. now it's time for the united states senate to listen to them as well. thank you. >> you know, for a minute there, i thought i was actually back covering canadian house of commons, where the british house of commons, i never heard so many neas and nays at one time. i want to bring back wolf blitzer...
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and i have confidence that my former colleagues in the united states senate and my friends in the house, they will do what is wright because they understand the stakes. >> and mr. secretary, is the president's legacy also on the line here? >> you know, this is not a time for legacy and all of that discussion. this is a time to recognize that here in this country we have a very important decision to make about its united states, the interests of our friends. i ask any americans to think what will iran think with respect to america's efforts to not have it have a nuclear weapon if we're not prepared to enforce the chemical weapons convention with respect to assad. what will north korea think? what will any group in the world think if the united states is unprepared to follow through? the president has made it clear he is prepared. but he wants our nation to speak with one voice. he wants our nation to be united through the elected representatives of the people who can how exercise their prerogatives with respect to american foreign policy. i think it's a courageous decision by the preside
and i have confidence that my former colleagues in the united states senate and my friends in the house, they will do what is wright because they understand the stakes. >> and mr. secretary, is the president's legacy also on the line here? >> you know, this is not a time for legacy and all of that discussion. this is a time to recognize that here in this country we have a very important decision to make about its united states, the interests of our friends. i ask any americans to...
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now, unfortunately, the united states senate is not hearing their cries. for the millions of americans that are facing the threat being forced into part time work. unfortunately, the united states senate is not hearing their cry. >> it was harry reid's turn and he took a quick shot at senator cruz. >> it's unfortunate that so much time is now spent wasting, not accomplishing anything. that's what this has been about is wasting time. the american people know, they've been called upon by the senator, the junior senator from texas, they've been called upon time and time again. the american people. the american people. alltel you something, mr. president. the american people know that every hour that he has spoken or speaks, pushes another hour closer to a republican government shutdown. >> obama care is just as bad as many of us said it would be. and it's about to get a lot worse. this train is picking up speed and there's a bridge out ahead. sort of like one of those wily coyote cartoons, except this isn't funny. >> for almost a whole day, the senate stage w
now, unfortunately, the united states senate is not hearing their cries. for the millions of americans that are facing the threat being forced into part time work. unfortunately, the united states senate is not hearing their cry. >> it was harry reid's turn and he took a quick shot at senator cruz. >> it's unfortunate that so much time is now spent wasting, not accomplishing anything. that's what this has been about is wasting time. the american people know, they've been called upon...
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i just talked about the senate and the white house, though. >> 79 individuals in the united states senate voted for a medical device tax repeal earlier this year. the fact of the matter is harry reid won't let him vote, won't let them vote. he just tabled it. how dismissive is that of the normal process that ought to occur here, the normal give and take? the folks that won't compromise are the president of the united states, harry reid and mrs. pelosi. those are the folks that won't compromise. >> congressman price of georgia, thank you for coming in. we appreciate it. >>> when we come back, the washington blame game continues as john boehner goes after the senate for taking a day off. how does democratic senator chuck schumer respond? i ask him next. >>> plus, breaking bad ends its run and we're just getting word of how many millions tuned in for last night's series finale. let's just say, a lot of you caught up in time for the big finish. my customers can shop around-- see who does good work and compare costs. it doesn't usually work that way with health care. but with unitedhealthcare,
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states senate and 290 votes in the house. so it's just a matter of math. it was a silly strategy from the beginning. and this whole lemming issue came up because one of my colleagues who i was having a direct conversation with decided to leak it outside of the room. and so i walked out. and they asked me about it. so that's how it got out public. >> but you said it, right? i mean, lemmings. >> you think it's bad for the republican party? >> yeah, it's crazy. i don't understand the whole point, the whole strategy. most americans don't understand it. but look. i have supported it. i will support our leadership. because part of this problem in this whole group they refer to, this has been ongoing for three years. where they've continued to block our leadership for three years to get 218 votes. >> the lemming caucus. you're talking about the tea party caucus. >> it's not the tea party caucus. not at all. it's a lemming caucus. it's guys who meet privately. they're always conspiring. it's mostly just about power. and it's just got
states senate and 290 votes in the house. so it's just a matter of math. it was a silly strategy from the beginning. and this whole lemming issue came up because one of my colleagues who i was having a direct conversation with decided to leak it outside of the room. and so i walked out. and they asked me about it. so that's how it got out public. >> but you said it, right? i mean, lemmings. >> you think it's bad for the republican party? >> yeah, it's crazy. i don't understand...
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. >> we're getting a reaction to what the president of the united states just said, and he just said he will seek congressional authorization before ordering u.s. military action against targets in syria. the senate republican leader, mitch mcconnell, issued this statement. let me put it up on the screen. today the president advised me that he will seek an authorization for the use of force from the congress prior to initiating any combat operations against syria in response to the use of chemical weapons. the president's role as commander in chief is always strengthened when he enjoys the express support of the congress. so that statement from mitch mcconnell, the republican leader. another key republican senator, bob corker, responding to the president's statement with this, and i'll put this up right now. i am very pleased that the president has listened to the suggestion we and many others have made to bring this authorization to congress. at this point in our country's history, this is absolutely the right decision, and i look forward to seeing what the administration brings for
. >> we're getting a reaction to what the president of the united states just said, and he just said he will seek congressional authorization before ordering u.s. military action against targets in syria. the senate republican leader, mitch mcconnell, issued this statement. let me put it up on the screen. today the president advised me that he will seek an authorization for the use of force from the congress prior to initiating any combat operations against syria in response to the use of...
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let's listen to what he had to say. >> i know it puts a chill on the entire united states senate. it puts a chill on things like the disabilities treaty which we had a hearing on this morning. it puts a chill on everything that requires bipartisan. >> you're not reaping out to democrats that you worked with -- >> i talked to them for the last two weeks i talked to them. i spent an hour in harry reid's office. come on, i've reached until my arm aches. okay? >> well, is this the end of what was left of bipartisanship in the senate on capitol hill? dana bash has been covering this, of course, and the breaking news, nuclear option invoked on the floor of the senate. dana, what does this mean? >> reporter: we're going to see. we'll see how it goes. in the short term, it means the president's going to get his judges at least patricia millet the person they used to get the process going, she's a nominee for the d.c. circuit which as we've been talking about maybe the second highest court in the land, very, very important in the land. but also the one that republicans were trying to keep
let's listen to what he had to say. >> i know it puts a chill on the entire united states senate. it puts a chill on things like the disabilities treaty which we had a hearing on this morning. it puts a chill on everything that requires bipartisan. >> you're not reaping out to democrats that you worked with -- >> i talked to them for the last two weeks i talked to them. i spent an hour in harry reid's office. come on, i've reached until my arm aches. okay? >> well, is...
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the first woman, arguably maybe the most powerful woman in the united states and maybe in the world, janet yellin will be the next chair of the federal reserve if she's confirmed by the u.s. senate. we'll have special coverage at 3:00 p.m. eastern. much more coming up in the "newsroom" right after this. ?hÑa @8@x >>> all right. you just heard the news here on cnn. jay carney announcing the president expects, expecting those death benefits to the families of fallen troops to be reinstated as early as today. the remains of four u.s. troops killed in afghanistan were returned home today at dover air force base in delaware. their families have not received the $100,000 death benefit due to the partial shutdown here in washington. it's just one of the many indignities that veterans are suffering under the furloughs. congressman of the chairman armed committee is joining us. thanks very much for coming in. >> thank you, wolf. >> let me get your quick reaction to what we heard from jay carney. the president was you be set when he learned that the death benefits would not be provided to tho
the first woman, arguably maybe the most powerful woman in the united states and maybe in the world, janet yellin will be the next chair of the federal reserve if she's confirmed by the u.s. senate. we'll have special coverage at 3:00 p.m. eastern. much more coming up in the "newsroom" right after this. ?hÑa @8@x >>> all right. you just heard the news here on cnn. jay carney announcing the president expects, expecting those death benefits to the families of fallen troops to...
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having said that, the fact that john kerry's successor in the united states senator, ed markey, a loyal obama democrat, announced -- felt the need to announce this morning he would vote against military authorization is remarkable. that's a turning point to me because it was so telling. when i saw that i said this is never going to happen right now with mainly change in the politics of this issue. because it's just not going to pass the democratic-controlled senate. >> safe seat forever ed markey's seat. >> yeah. obviously a liberal state of massachusetts. regardless the fact he is sitting opposite of john kerry the guy who was in his senate seat making these pleas this is the right thing to do. he said i don't think so. >> he voted present in the commitee. >> courageous. >> maybe he felt like he had to take a position is all i'm saying. i'm trying to come up with a -- i'm being sweet. a nice guy. >> you've you've such a nice guy. >> jessica your turning point for the day. >> when the president decided to tack on the diplomatic option to the end of the speech and give himself a way out.
having said that, the fact that john kerry's successor in the united states senator, ed markey, a loyal obama democrat, announced -- felt the need to announce this morning he would vote against military authorization is remarkable. that's a turning point to me because it was so telling. when i saw that i said this is never going to happen right now with mainly change in the politics of this issue. because it's just not going to pass the democratic-controlled senate. >> safe seat forever...
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something intensely personal between united states senate candidate liz cheney and her sister mary has become very public. the issue of same-sex marriage came up during an interview liz gave to fox news. >> i don't believe we ought to the discriminate against people because of their orientation. if people want their partner to be able to have health benefits or be designated as a beneficiary on their life insurance, there's no reason we shouldn't do that. i don't support amending the constitution on this issue. i do believe it's an issue that's got to be left up to the states. i believe in the traditional definition of marriage. >> your sister mary who is married to a woman put out this post. she said for the record, i love my sister. you, but she is dead wrong on the issue of marriage. >> yeah, and listen, i love mary very much. i love her family very much. this is just an issue on which we disagree. >> mary took to facebook again and she did not mince words saying "liz, this isn't just an issue on which we disagree. you're just wrong and on the wrong side of history." if nothing else
something intensely personal between united states senate candidate liz cheney and her sister mary has become very public. the issue of same-sex marriage came up during an interview liz gave to fox news. >> i don't believe we ought to the discriminate against people because of their orientation. if people want their partner to be able to have health benefits or be designated as a beneficiary on their life insurance, there's no reason we shouldn't do that. i don't support amending the...
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me just yesterday. >> in the united states senate, we will not repeal or defund obama care. we will not. and to think we can is not rational. >> he's saying you're not rational, congressman. >> well, i would just point out, jake, there were a lot of republicans just two weeks ago who said we were going to go to war with syria and today we're not. so look, when the american people get engaged, they have a way of making elected officials see the light, find the lord and do the right thing. this bill's the right thing. it funds the government, i don't see the democrats introducing a bill that funds the government. this bill funds the government and more importantly, it delays and stops a law everyone in the country, everyone knows is bad including the president who has delayed parts of it for big business, including james hopper, who called this thing a law that's going to harm working americans, change the work week. everyone knows this is bad. >> congressman, it's just not accurate to say that everyone knows it's bad. i think the latest polling that cnn has, 42% or so of the
me just yesterday. >> in the united states senate, we will not repeal or defund obama care. we will not. and to think we can is not rational. >> he's saying you're not rational, congressman. >> well, i would just point out, jake, there were a lot of republicans just two weeks ago who said we were going to go to war with syria and today we're not. so look, when the american people get engaged, they have a way of making elected officials see the light, find the lord and do the...
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we passed a bill on saturday night, sent it to the united states senate that would delay obama care for one year and would eliminate permanently the medical device tax that is costing us tens of thousands of jobs that are being shipped overseas. senate decided not to work yesterday. well, my goodness. if there's such an emergency, where are they? >> i heard the speaker say that the house has done its work by delaying obama care. i'd like to remind the speaker and all my colleagues on the gop side that the work that has to be done is to pass a budget to keep the government open. the issue of obama care is over. it was resolved in the last presidential election when the president was re-elected and said that he was going to continue with it. >> there's so much potential for bipartisan efforts to advance this legislation in the senate. but senator reid needs to bring up the proposal and adopt an attitude that is broader than our way or the highway. there's time left for us to work together. the senate needs to hustle. >> the republicans want the administration to believe that they now want
we passed a bill on saturday night, sent it to the united states senate that would delay obama care for one year and would eliminate permanently the medical device tax that is costing us tens of thousands of jobs that are being shipped overseas. senate decided not to work yesterday. well, my goodness. if there's such an emergency, where are they? >> i heard the speaker say that the house has done its work by delaying obama care. i'd like to remind the speaker and all my colleagues on the...
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i would suspect at the end of the day there's votes against him in the united states senate but i think by abe large they realize that chuck hagel is exceptionally well qualified for the job and carry on the tradition of the pred ecessors quite well. >> he talked about budgets, i think he used the word bloated. let's play it. have a look. >> defense department i think in many ways has been bloated. so i think the pentagon needs to be paired down. >> i think the pentagon needs to be pared down. usually those are fightings words for someone of your ilk. >> well, the good part about this is chuck hagel may get exactly what he wants, the opportunity to go in and have the defense department defend the budget and then make the decisions. i think the more important thing is that as we look to this post-iraq, post-afghanistan period, are we going to have a strategy driven by resources or resources driven by the strategy? >> that's a good point. pardon me. i wanted to ask you about how your colleagues within the military feel about that, particularly as we continue to move in to a new model of w
i would suspect at the end of the day there's votes against him in the united states senate but i think by abe large they realize that chuck hagel is exceptionally well qualified for the job and carry on the tradition of the pred ecessors quite well. >> he talked about budgets, i think he used the word bloated. let's play it. have a look. >> defense department i think in many ways has been bloated. so i think the pentagon needs to be paired down. >> i think the pentagon needs...
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states senate. i have issues with it, but that aside, it is the obsession with saying, either do what i want you to do or i am going to act in a fiscally irresponsible way. >> what about delaying implementation for a year? the president has delayed some parts of the implementation for a year. what about that compromise? in i don't think that's a compromise. the affordable care act was given three, four years to be implemented. it's now about to be implemented october 1, where the market place will be open people will be able to choose health care and give affordable quality health care to at least 30 million more people than have availability to it now. we think that's very important. it's been a tough fight. very frankly, we need to see how it works, correct it where it doesn't, and make sure it works properly to do what we want it to do and that's provide affordable health care to our people. >> we've got to leave it however, congressman. in order to keep the government running and not see a shutd
states senate. i have issues with it, but that aside, it is the obsession with saying, either do what i want you to do or i am going to act in a fiscally irresponsible way. >> what about delaying implementation for a year? the president has delayed some parts of the implementation for a year. what about that compromise? in i don't think that's a compromise. the affordable care act was given three, four years to be implemented. it's now about to be implemented october 1, where the market...
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we have been able to prevent a nuclear option in the united states senate. a lot of people don't appreciate how important it was for us to get that done. chuck schumer and i and others and dick durbin were involved in a bipartisan effort to avert that. thanks to the cooperation of our two leaders we were able to do that. there is a desire for bipartisanship here in this body. i think we can show the country and the world that we are capable of tackling this issue, a looming and terrible issue that has to be resolved in a bipartisan basis. and i believe the majority of the american people support such an effort. and i want to thank my colleagues again. and the ever congenial senator schumer. >> now we'll have even more congenial senator durbin. >> i want to thank my colleagues, john mccain, thanks. we have been down this road before, but i feel very good about our chances this time. chuck, thank you for your leadership on this. i'm sure that marco and bob and lindsey and i understand you've been the force behind this. if he's the glue, you're the force. and i
we have been able to prevent a nuclear option in the united states senate. a lot of people don't appreciate how important it was for us to get that done. chuck schumer and i and others and dick durbin were involved in a bipartisan effort to avert that. thanks to the cooperation of our two leaders we were able to do that. there is a desire for bipartisanship here in this body. i think we can show the country and the world that we are capable of tackling this issue, a looming and terrible issue...
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that nobody should be walking around in the united states without health care that could get it without insurance that could get it as the senator just said expecting if they dive bomb themselves into the emergency room we're going to pick up the tab. to me, the individual mandate is, it's conservative. it also is honest. because i know a lot of republicans say they want to keep this idea from obama care that nobody can be denied coverage. well, hold on a second. you can't get something for nothing. if sick people are going to take money out of the system, well people have to put money in the system. >> i don't disagree with you. >> what's wrong with the conservative principle in obama care? >> here's difference. if you want to have an individual mandate get everybody kicked bullied to have the same thing. so what you do, if you really believe what you just said, give everybody a refundable tax credit and let everybody be on the same basis and let markets actually decide. the reason health care costs 50% more than it should in this country is because there's not a real market. you're no
that nobody should be walking around in the united states without health care that could get it without insurance that could get it as the senator just said expecting if they dive bomb themselves into the emergency room we're going to pick up the tab. to me, the individual mandate is, it's conservative. it also is honest. because i know a lot of republicans say they want to keep this idea from obama care that nobody can be denied coverage. well, hold on a second. you can't get something for...
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the health care reform law was passed by the house, passed by the senate, approved by the united states supreme court. it's now the law of the land. today, october 1st, people can start signing up to get insurance. people who didn't have insurance, people who are pre-existing conditions. but for a lot of these republicans, they hate it and are willing to see the government shutdown unless there can be substantive changes and the democrats say the president says nos way. there aren't going to be any changes with them pointing to this government shutdown as a threat. so it's going to continue a little bit. let's see how long it lasts. >> wolf, you're a veteran of these. i saw footage of you earlier covering the '95 shutdown. what are the parallels here? there you are, looking magnificent even then. you've barely aged. look a lot older than i do. in terms of the parallels here, last time the republicans got the blame, is this just as john mccain said to me the same movie being replayed. >> the republicans are being blamed more than the democrats in our brand new cnn poll that came out toda
the health care reform law was passed by the house, passed by the senate, approved by the united states supreme court. it's now the law of the land. today, october 1st, people can start signing up to get insurance. people who didn't have insurance, people who are pre-existing conditions. but for a lot of these republicans, they hate it and are willing to see the government shutdown unless there can be substantive changes and the democrats say the president says nos way. there aren't going to be...
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and so, our message to the united states senate is real simple. the american people don't want the government shut down and the house has listened to the american people. now it's time for the united states senate to listen to them, as well. >> today's vote is just the beginning of this fight which needs to end by the end of the month or else the government will shutdown. aaron mcpike joins us from capitol hill right now. we just heard the majority whip kevin mccarthy emphasize this was in his words, a bipartisan vote. technically, he may be correct but not really all that bipartisan. >> that's right, wolf. that's because just two democrats sided with republicans to get those 230 votes. if you want to call it a bipartisan vote, that's true. there was also one republican who sided with the democrats who voted against it. i will tell you just next week it will be moving into the senate. what eric cantor said today at this rally of house republicans after the vote was essentially calling out democrats. they want to get democrats on the record about t
and so, our message to the united states senate is real simple. the american people don't want the government shut down and the house has listened to the american people. now it's time for the united states senate to listen to them, as well. >> today's vote is just the beginning of this fight which needs to end by the end of the month or else the government will shutdown. aaron mcpike joins us from capitol hill right now. we just heard the majority whip kevin mccarthy emphasize this was...
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president obama, joe biden, kerry, hagel, these are all people who in the united states senate, rose to some prominence, particularly the president himself, by saying don't go it alone. you need the american public with you. you need the united nations with you. and of course, the president's cynicism and skepticism about the iraq war was part of his political calculation as he became president of the united states. so, imagine this national security team and again, a lot of them are new to this job. kerry, new, hagel, new, for example. sitting there and deciding whether they in fact are going to go it alone without the security counsel. and without great britain, without the allies they would like to have and you know, a president at this time has to seem resolute, absolutely sure of what he is about to do. it seems to me in watching them over this past week, they've been spending an awful lot of time talking about i understand how you're border weary, your concerns because they've been there, but if the president comes out today and gives the american people an update on where we a
president obama, joe biden, kerry, hagel, these are all people who in the united states senate, rose to some prominence, particularly the president himself, by saying don't go it alone. you need the american public with you. you need the united nations with you. and of course, the president's cynicism and skepticism about the iraq war was part of his political calculation as he became president of the united states. so, imagine this national security team and again, a lot of them are new to...
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a framework for immigration reform in the united states senate. a similar group happening -- the conversation happening on the house side as well this a bipartisan basis. in a moment, we'll hear from folks who don't agree with the president's proposal. first, let's get reaction from our team of political experts and reporters, gloria borger with us, jessica yellin and miguel marquez at a key location in georgia. i want to start with you, jesse, because of something the president said. he said he was laying out key markers. he said if congress doesn't move a bill, if it bogs down, he will send a specific proposal of his own. that's something reform advocates wanted in first term. why does the president think the second term politics are better? >> reporter: because of the president's showing amo ining ao voters. he won more than 70% of the latino vote. republicans did not show well among them. and so the shift means that there is a coalition now among democrats and republicans, he believes, to move republicans across the finish line to get somethin
a framework for immigration reform in the united states senate. a similar group happening -- the conversation happening on the house side as well this a bipartisan basis. in a moment, we'll hear from folks who don't agree with the president's proposal. first, let's get reaction from our team of political experts and reporters, gloria borger with us, jessica yellin and miguel marquez at a key location in georgia. i want to start with you, jesse, because of something the president said. he said...
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states? >> of course, i have no basis for evaluating that statement,off the evidence they have access to. i respect them deeply, i am sure they believe it works in good faith. i would just say that even although this program was authorized by law, there is a serious question about whether this law as interpreted by the administration is consistent with the constitution, and i am glad the president is welcoming debate, but we can't have that debate until his administration releases the legal memos it believes justified its rather adventurous interpretations of the laws. we need those released. >> jane harman, jeffrey rosen, thanks for joining us. >>> when we come back, gloria borger's exclusive interview with mitt and ann romney, open up about life together after the campaign and what it is like, in ann's words, going from 100 miles per hour to zero. huh...anybody? julie! hey...guess what day it is?? ah come on, i know you can hear me. mike mike mike mike mike... what day is it mike? ha ha ha
states? >> of course, i have no basis for evaluating that statement,off the evidence they have access to. i respect them deeply, i am sure they believe it works in good faith. i would just say that even although this program was authorized by law, there is a serious question about whether this law as interpreted by the administration is consistent with the constitution, and i am glad the president is welcoming debate, but we can't have that debate until his administration releases the...
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the senate committee will take up a bill tomorrow that will authorize the president of the united states to use military force in syria. property posed resolution limits the autozigs to 60 days with a 30-day deadline with no u.s. troops to be included on the ground in syria. all this on the day the crucial hearings began on the power of the president si. president obama marshalling big guns trying to make the case for a strike on syria. >> forcing assad to change his
the senate committee will take up a bill tomorrow that will authorize the president of the united states to use military force in syria. property posed resolution limits the autozigs to 60 days with a 30-day deadline with no u.s. troops to be included on the ground in syria. all this on the day the crucial hearings began on the power of the president si. president obama marshalling big guns trying to make the case for a strike on syria. >> forcing assad to change his
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>> well, i don't know what his thinking was, but he has a bad habit of forgets there's a united states senate. the constitution says there are 1100 positions like secretary of state and member of the national labor relations board that require advise and consent of the senate. if you sent someone up here that the senators don't want to confirm, they can't be confirmed. i was that way, president bush the first sent my name up education senator 20 years ago and some democratic senators held me up three months and that's what the senate does. >> greta: a single republican could have held up the appointment. it's not that the senate is-- the senate majority is democrats, so, one single republican could have held up the-- >> no, not really. it's 40 republicans or if 40 senators can block an appointment. it takes 40. >> greta: okay, so he would have gotten-- wouldn't you expect his appointments to the nlrb in light of the fact there are so many democrats in the senate, that is the majority, that they would have gotten confirmed anyway? >> neighbor, but in these appointees said we think we ca
>> well, i don't know what his thinking was, but he has a bad habit of forgets there's a united states senate. the constitution says there are 1100 positions like secretary of state and member of the national labor relations board that require advise and consent of the senate. if you sent someone up here that the senators don't want to confirm, they can't be confirmed. i was that way, president bush the first sent my name up education senator 20 years ago and some democratic senators held...
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people living in the united states eventually to have a pathway to citizenship but the bill is stalled right now in the republican-controlled house of representatives. republican congressman jeff denham of california has broken ranks with his fellow republicans say he will vote with the democrats if the bill comes to the floor. he's joining us to explain his decision. congressman, thanks for coming in. >> it's good to be with you again. >> tell us why you decided to break with your other republican colleagues and side with the democrats when it comes to a pathway to citizenship for illegal immigrants. >> look, i don't believe it is as breaking ranks. i believe this is to focus the nation and focus the house on getting real reform done this year, whether it's a top to bottom approach with a number of republican bills that have already passed through committee or more of a xrinsive approach, my focus is making sure we have a solution done this year. >> are you the first republican to take this position to side with the democrats on this issue, as far as you know? >> i am because i don't
people living in the united states eventually to have a pathway to citizenship but the bill is stalled right now in the republican-controlled house of representatives. republican congressman jeff denham of california has broken ranks with his fellow republicans say he will vote with the democrats if the bill comes to the floor. he's joining us to explain his decision. congressman, thanks for coming in. >> it's good to be with you again. >> tell us why you decided to break with your...
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joe biden is a former senator, deals with senators. harry reid has a united caucus on this. he's not so worried about losing those red state democrats and the strategy is a non-negotiation strategy as we just heard for the last hour from the president of the united states. so there aren't any back room deals that are being cooked up. they're just not talking to each other but biden has been in these meetings. it's very clear, though, that harry reid has said i'm taking the lead, i'm the guy this time around. >> a little awkward, indeed. jonathan, good reporting. thanks very much. gloria will stick around. we just heard john boehner, the speaker of the house, will be making a statement reacting to the president within the next half hour. we will of course have live coverage right here on cnn. things i prefer to do on my own. but when it comes to investing, i just think it's better to work with someone. someone you feel you can really partner with. unfortunately, i've found that some brokerage firms don't always encourage that kind of relationship. that's why i stopped working
joe biden is a former senator, deals with senators. harry reid has a united caucus on this. he's not so worried about losing those red state democrats and the strategy is a non-negotiation strategy as we just heard for the last hour from the president of the united states. so there aren't any back room deals that are being cooked up. they're just not talking to each other but biden has been in these meetings. it's very clear, though, that harry reid has said i'm taking the lead, i'm the guy...
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>> reporter: what's going on is the russia developments have caused a change in the united states senate. the senate majority leader harry reid was going to set things up for a wednesday procedural vote on authorizing military force. he's decided to delay that, and the specific reason i'm told by a senior democratic source is because of these developing in russia. they don't want senators to be locked in to have to vote. they want to give things more time, i'm told, to have things percolate. very interesting that they are delaying this. >> are they upbeat, a bit more encouraged maybe there would be a peaceful diplomatic way out of the this current crisis as a result of this initiative? >> reporter: i don't know if they are upbeat or encouraged, but definitely hopeful. i just had a member pull me aside coming out of a private briefing, who said that he's getting a lot of questions about what's going on with russia, and a lot of members very clearly are really hoping, every finger and toe crossed, that this is a way out. also for members of congress 206 to deal with this as well itches a l
>> reporter: what's going on is the russia developments have caused a change in the united states senate. the senate majority leader harry reid was going to set things up for a wednesday procedural vote on authorizing military force. he's decided to delay that, and the specific reason i'm told by a senior democratic source is because of these developing in russia. they don't want senators to be locked in to have to vote. they want to give things more time, i'm told, to have things...
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he let his press secretary jay carney do the dirty work. >> unlike russia, the united states stands up for democratic values and human rights in our own country and around the world. and we believe that our global security is advanced when children cannot be gassed to death by a dictator. it is also worth noting that russia is isolated and alone in blaming the opposition for the chemical weapons attack on august 21st. >> jay carney who as a journalist spent some years in the former soviet union. let's bring back our panel dana bash, jessica yellin, gloria borger and democratic senator chris murphy. senator as a member of the senate foreign relations committee, i don't know if that allows you a special insight into the mind of vladimir putin. but why do you think he took this shot at american exceptionalism? do you think it was just so the likes of us would be discussing it right now? why go after in an op ed purportedly to win over the american people would he take a shot at us? >> i think most of russia's foreign policy over the last couple of years has been dedicated to the single fo
he let his press secretary jay carney do the dirty work. >> unlike russia, the united states stands up for democratic values and human rights in our own country and around the world. and we believe that our global security is advanced when children cannot be gassed to death by a dictator. it is also worth noting that russia is isolated and alone in blaming the opposition for the chemical weapons attack on august 21st. >> jay carney who as a journalist spent some years in the former...